frumentaceous

American

[froo-muhn-tay-shuhs] / ˌfru mənˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.

frumentaceous British

/ ˌfruːmɛnˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

resembling or made of wheat or similar grain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of frumentaceous

1660–70; < Late Latin frūmentāceus of corn or grain, equivalent to Latin frūment ( um ) grain + -āceus -aceous

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023